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Jefferson County authorizes letter of commitment for North Sabine Lakes coastal project
Summary
The Commissioners Court authorized the county judge to sign a letter committing Jefferson County funds to the North Sabine Lakes coastal project under the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act; discussion addressed habitat, fishing access and reuse of Corps of Engineers spoil.
Jefferson County Commissioners on April 15 authorized the county judge to sign a letter of commitment for county funding through the Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act for the North Sabine Lakes project.
The motion to authorize the county judge to sign the funding commitment was moved and seconded and approved by the court. Commissioners discussed the project’s history and trade-offs: the use of dredged material (spoil) from a Corps of Engineers deepening and widening project to rebuild islands north of Fletcher Island, the project’s role in creating nursery…
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